Peripheries of Greece

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The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the official regional administrative divisions of Greece. There are 13 peripheries (nine on the mainland and four island groups), which are further subdivided into 54 prefectures.

Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete East Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean Peloponnese South Aegean Thessaly West Greece West Macedonia

In Greek region of Macedonia there is one autonomous region, Mount Athos (Ayion Oros, or "Holy Mountain"), a monastic state under Greek sovereignty. It is located on the easternmost of the three large peninsulas jutting into the Aegean from Central Macedonia periphery.

[edit] Breakdown of prefectures per periphery

Periphery of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Evros Rhodope Xanthi Kavala Drama Periphery of Central Macedonia Serres Chalcidice Thessaloniki Kilkis Pieria Imathia Pella Periphery of West Macedonia Florina Grevena Kastoria Kozani Periphery of Ionian Islands Corfu Kefallinia Lefkada Zakynthos Periphery of Epirus Thesprotia Ioannina Preveza Arta Periphery of West Greece Aetolia-Acarnania Achaea Elis

Periphery of Thessaly Larissa Magnesia Trikala Karditsa Periphery of Central Greece Boeotia Euboea Phocis Phthiotis Evrytania Periphery of Attica Athens Piraeus West Attica East Attica Periphery of Peloponnese Corinthia Argolis Arcadia Laconia Messinia Periphery of North Aegean Lesbos Chios Samos Periphery of South Aegean Cyclades Dodecanese Periphery of Crete Chania Rethymno Heraklion Lasithi

See also: List of subnational entities